An elderly man named Max comes to the famous fencing coach Villar and asks to take him on as a coach. But the coach does not like his weapon technique, and he only takes Max as a cleaner.
Acting
F. Murray Abraham commits harder than this material deserves.
Practical Effects
Actual fencers doing actual fencing, no CGI nonsense.
Director
Jeremy Kagan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
F. Murray Abraham won his Oscar for 'Amadeus' and reportedly took this role specifically to learn proper sword fighting.
This was one of several 90s films trying to make fencing happen as a cinematic sport, following 'The Princess Bride' but predating the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' sword craze.
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